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  "id": 8241396,
  "title": "Lee approves appointment of new Supreme Court justice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/lee-approves-appointment-of-new-supreme-court-justice-8241396",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T12:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260918/lee-approves-appointment-of-new-supreme-court-justice"
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  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung has approved the appointment of Kim Sung-soo as a new Supreme Court justice. According to The Korea Times, Lee's office confirmed the appointment on Friday, which comes after the National Assembly passed a motion for Kim's confirmation in a 227-28 vote. This followed a confirmation hearing earlier in the week.\n\nKim was recommended for the position by Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae last month, as the successor to former Supreme Court Justice Lee Heung-ku. As reported by The Korea Times, Kim will become the first Supreme Court justice to take office since the launch of the Lee administration last year.\n\nThere were no reports of controversy or opposition to Kim's appointment from other sources. In separate news, The Indian Express reported on a different matter, where a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court will visit the National Testing Agency's headquarters to check on its infrastructure and manpower.",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee approves appointment of new Supreme Court justice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/lee-approves-appointment-of-new-supreme-court-justice-8239141",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/supreme-court-explains-why-it-invalidated-terrebonne-results-in-2025",
        "published": "2026-09-18T14:26:23.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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